High School Sports

St. Francis High baseball head coach Ken Nakagawa has no doubt this year’s group is talented enough to go on a Central Coast Section title run. The faith has always been there.  But more importantly to him, it's just a matter of when they can get...

Pajaro Valley junior guard Juanito Montiel finished with a team-best 16 points but it wasn’t enough as the Grizzlies boys’ basketball team fell to Kirby School, 49-44, in a battle for first place of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division on Wednesday...

Aptos’ boys’ tennis team remains undefeated in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play following a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in league action Thursday afternoon.  The Mariners’ Tyler Thomas beat Lincoln Verinsky 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles, while George Jertberg defeated Garvasis Kuriakuse 6-1,...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High junior Danisha Nunez was laser focused going into her 106-pound division title match at last week’s CCS Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High.  But an attempt to overthrow Evergreen Valley junior Sabrina Tran backfired on her. In a blink of an eye, Nunez was...

APTOS—It was only a matter of time for Gina Castañeda to become the new head coach of the Aptos High girls soccer program.    But there was always that burning question of when she would take the helm. The wait is over.      The school recently announced that Castañeda...

Aptos High hosted the “San Francisco 49ers High School Takeover” with a football doubleheader Sept. 27. With San Francisco 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam roaming the field and a social media team in place to film the action, two great games took place. The first one...

As the sun was setting down along the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday afternoon, Scotts Valley senior Lauren Ohlsson was prepping her Thoroughbred horse Bones on what turned out to be her final ride on the golf course. The Falcons’ top golfer shot a 92 while...

Aptos High girls volleyball team is making huge steps forward in the ultra-competitive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after finding success in what is still a young 2023 season.  Early results have the Mariners in a second tier behind league leaders Santa Cruz and Harbor...

Aptos freshman Kiana Safari solidified her spot as the league’s top player following a dominant performance at this week’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships tournament in Aptos. The young Mariners standout beat fellow teammate senior Aviana Andrews 6-0, 6-1 to claim the...

The optimism meter is higher than ever for the Aptos High boys’ soccer team following some success during the non-league portion of its regular season schedule.   Senior attacking midfielder Eddie Alvarez is leading a group of speedy wingers on the outside that have been opening...